This topic focuses on cutting-edge advancements in technology transforming the fields of audiology and speech-language pathology. Submissions should highlight novel approaches that go beyond traditional methods, showcasing the impact of technologies such as machine learning, large language models (LLMs), and other forms of artificial intelligence (AI). These emerging tools are reshaping diagnostics, therapy, and patient care, offering new opportunities for improving outcomes and efficiency in clinical practice. This topic area also includes the development and validation of web- and smart device applications for communication disorders; interprofessional education, practice, and/or research in technology and its applications; and application and use of technology in culturally and linguistically diverse populations. Proposals should demonstrate how these innovations are driving change and contributing to the future of the professions.
Proposals that include but do not focus primarily on innovations in technology should be submitted to the primary topic area. See the following examples: